Corning Selects Real World Technology's OnTrack Production Management System; System to Expand Corning's E-manufacturing Capabilities, Reduce Costs, Improve Quality.Business Editors MT. PROSPECT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Real World Technology, a leading provider of supply chain-wide manufacturing and data management systems, today announced that Corning Inc. has selected its OnTrack(R) production management and traceability software for use at the company's Costar(R) medical device facility in Kennebunk, ME. Real World Technology's OnTrack is an off-the-shelf software package that, in addition to automating management of the plant floor, captures detailed traceability information to provide manufacturers with product quality, warranty, and liability solutions. Corning will use OnTrack to expand its e-manufacturing capabilities. By electronically monitoring complex manufacturing processes in real time and tracking the output from a wide variety of machines and control devices, OnTrack will provide Corning with critical, time-sensitive data to enhance decision-making. "Implementing OnTrack at Corning will give us real-time floor visibility from the desktop, which is accessible through OnTrack's reporting tools. Plus, OnTrack provides a complete and detailed record of all operations, process changes, and output," said John Dolewa, IT Analyst at Corning. "In addition, the system will store information we need to know about machine capacity and also trace machine condition adjustments that could affect product quality." Dolewa added that Corning also selected OnTrack due to its inclusion of integrated OLE for Process Control (standard) OLE for Process Control - (OPC) A set of seven open standards for connectivity and interoperability of industrial automation and the enterprise systems. Based on fundamental and evolving standards and technology of the general computing market, the OPC Foundation (OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific ) into the system, which allows total visibility to all machinery, plug-and-play simplicity for faster implementation, and ultimately, significant time and cost savings. Corning plans to expand the OnTrack implementation to additional plants in its medical devices division. "Corning's commitment to making technology investments that improve e-manufacturing processes is essential to its success," added Real World Technology senior executive Marty McGrath. "OnTrack not only helps to manage the manufacturing process, but also removes the giant information bottleneck A lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU that exists between business information systems and the factory floor. The end result for Corning is a more flexible manufacturing process that reacts immediately to solve problems and maximize opportunity." About Corning Inc. Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. and its subsidiaries represent 40 plants and 37 sales or service offices worldwide. Corning has operations, subsidiaries, offices or associated companies associated company associate n → Partnerfirma f associated company n → società collegata in 22 countries. Established in 1851, Corning creates leading-edge technologies for the fastest growing segments of the world's economy including optical fiber, cable and components; high performance glass and components for televisions, and other electronic displays for the communications and related industries, and advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, for the scientific, life sciences and environmental markets. In addition, Corning retains ownership (50 percent or less) in 50 affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in 16 countries. For more information on Corning, visit www.corning.com. About Real World Technology Real World Technology is the nation's leading provider of production management and tracking software to manage data across the supply chain and improve plant productivity, delivering high supply chain quality and low vendor management costs through web-based component traceability solutions. The company is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and a Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. Encompass Partner. Real World works closely with its strategic partners, Ernst &Young and Manugistics, Inc., and counts among its many clients Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. , Corning, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of private jet aircraft. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has been a unit of General Dynamics since 2001. Gulfstream's main facility is located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. , Moog Aerospace, Pioneer Standard, Siemens Electric, and Stanford Telecom. For more information about OnTrack or Real World Technology, call 847.390.0200 or visit our web site at www.rwtcorp.com. 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